Highersafe (North East) Ltd (10447558): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2019-08-01
- Administrators
- Sean Williams, Philip Deyes
- Administrators' firm
- Leonard Curtis
- Formerly
- Highersafe Group Ltd
- Incorporated
- 2016-10-26
- Location
- Leeds
- Industry
- 43999 Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Why it went into administration
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Management failings / irregularities
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Sustained trading losses
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 26 October 2016 and started to trade shortly following the purchase of business and assets of Highersafe Limited, from its Administrators.
The Company traded from leasehold premises Unit 6, Sterling Business Park, Park Farm Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8QP and employed 10 full time staff. The Company employed 36 subcontractors however the number of subcontractors fluctuated based on work levels.
The Company operated as a specialist access business, which provided solutions for working at height. The Company is one of the largest Rope Access contractors in the UK and have been the only specialist serving the construction industry since inception. They are the only contractor that offers a full suite of access solutions as opposed to specialising in just one area.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2019-10-07) · Companies House register